More than two billion people around the world are infected with a brain parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite is ...
From microscopic mites dwelling in our hair follicles to sizable tapeworms inhabiting our intestines, the human body plays ...
A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the ...
The researchers say the technology could have many practical uses, such as making it easier to attach drugs or sensors to the ...
However, very limited research supports these claims. Parasites are organisms that transmit an infection to the body of another living being and live off the host to survive. While some parasites ...
A study by School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to ...
This summer on his final tour, and for the last 48 years, Richard Dawkins has argued that living things are the sum of their ...
Screwworm flies prefer to nest on the periphery of fresh wounds in warm-blooded animals — as well as humans — depositing ...
So far, no preventative vaccination against malaria exists, and its control depends heavily upon antimalarial drugs that kill parasites inside the human body. Malaria has been noted for more than ...
While the fluke exerts a strong influence over the ant’s actions, it doesn’t replace any part of the ant’s body ... human activities often result in far more devastating consequences ...
A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment.